chorda tendinea

[kawr-duh ten-din-ee-uh]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

chordae tendineae 

1. any of the tendons extending from the papillary muscles to the atrioventricular valves and preventing the valves from moving into the atria during ventricular contraction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chorda tendinea¹

1800–10; < New Latin: tendinous cord

Example Sentences

These are known as the chordæ tendineæ, or heart tendons.

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The tricuspid valve and the chordæ tendineæ shown in the ventricle.

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Split up the ventricular wall far enough to examine the mitral valve and the chordæ tendineæ from the lower side.

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Gradually enlarge the opening until the chordæ tendineæ and the flaps of the tricuspid valve are seen.

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